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Real name | Remy LeBeau | ||||||||||||||||
Alias | Remy Picard | ||||||||||||||||
Species | Human Mutant | ||||||||||||||||
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First appearance | "X-Men #20" |
Remy LeBeau was born into a family of street thieves. His parents took advantage of his mutant abilities. Eventually, he left them and started making his way to New York.
Living on the road[]
Remy made a living for himself playing the guitar getting money from bystanders. After making almost no money, Remy turned to crime. He used his powers to gain money.
Brotherhood[]
Gambit was confronted by Mystique and her Brotherhood and the offered him a chance to join. He refused and instead approached the team calling themselves the X-Men, seeking redemption.
X-Men[]
Gambit was accepted into the X-Men and at first he was shunned by the teenagers, but they eventually looked up to him as an older brother figure.
New Apocalypse[]
In the X-Men's final confrontation with Apocalypse, his essence was passed on into Gambit, turning him into the new Apocalypse, Doomsday. Apocalypse became a hero and joined the X-Men after that. Gambit then turned Cyclops into his First Horseman.